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Sony Cyber-shot W50 Basics 

Introduction 

 

Introduction 

With the Sony Cyber-shot W50 digital camera you can add images and short 
digital video clips with sound to your projects, multimedia presentations, and 
Internet pages* easily.  
 

 

 

Camera Basics 

Parts of the Camera 

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W50 digital camera has a few basic parts including a 
lens, an image sensor, a memory card to hold images and video clips, battery, 
and a LCD (liquid crystal display) to help you frame your subject. 
 

 

 

1. Shutter button 
2. Zoom W/T Lever 
3. Finder window 
4. Lens 
5. POWER button 
6. Microphone 
7. Flash 
8. Self-timer lamp 

 
 

*Reminder: Before any PISD student’s name, picture, voice or verbal statement, or work can be used on a school’s 
Internet page(s), the PISD’s Publications, Video, Internet Consent and Release Agreement must be signed by their 
parent/guardian and be on file at the campus.  This form is available from http://k-12.pisd.edu/techs/release.htm.

 

 

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PISD Instructional Technology

 

Summary of Contents for Cyber-shot W50

Page 1: ...ld images and video clips battery and a LCD liquid crystal display to help you frame your subject 1 Shutter button 2 Zoom W T Lever 3 Finder window 4 Lens 5 POWER button 6 Microphone 7 Flash 8 Self timer lamp Reminder Before any PISD student s name picture voice or verbal statement or work can be used on a school s Internet page s the PISD s Publications Video Internet Consent and Release Agreemen...

Page 2: ... Delete button 4 Finder 15 Tripod receptacle 5 LCD screen 16 Battery Memory stick cover 6 Screen display switch 17 Access lamp 7 MENU button 18 Memory Stick Duo slot 8 PLAYBACK button 19 Battery insertion slot 9 DC IN jack 20 Battery eject lever 10 DC IN jack cover 21 Multi connector 11 Mode dial 13 Control button Page 2 of 6 PISD Instructional Technology ...

Page 3: ...up of a collection of small dots called pixels If it contains a large number of pixels the picture becomes large it takes up more memory and the image is displayed in fine detail Although you cannot see the differences on the screen of the camera the fine detail and data processing time differ when the image is printed or displayed on a computer screen Image Size Usage Guidelines 6M 2816 X 2112 Up...

Page 4: ...lity before taking the video push the button on the camera Movie Image Size Frames Second Usage Guidelines 640 Fine 640 X 480 Approx 30 TV high quality 640 Standard 640 X 480 Approx 17 TV standard quality 160 160 X 112 Approx 8 For E mail On screen Menus Many of the cameras features are accessed using menu items 1 Press the MENU button on the camera to display the menu 2 Select the desired menu it...

Page 5: ...dial position See the table below for available menus Working with Files Viewing Images and Video Clips 1 Press the playback button on the camera 2 Select an image or video clip using on the control button 3 To play a video clip push Deleting Files 1 Display the image or video clip you want to delete and press 2 Select DELETE with then press Page 5 of 6 PISD Instructional Technology ...

Page 6: ...obe Premiere Elements or Windows Movie Maker to work with video clips Go to File Open and navigate to the drive that says Sony Memory Stick Files are kept in the DCIM folder Image files have the jpg extension Video clips have the mpg extension It is recommended that you move your files to another drive off of the camera by using File Save As and selecting a folder on your computer It is helpful to...

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